Reelin' In The Years

bass line as played by Walter Becker

Steely Dan
from the 1972 album 'Can't Buy a Thrill'
Written by Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
Transcribed by Eric Beaulé
Standard tuning

= 134
3

Intro
1
E-Bass
3

5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 7 7 4 4 5 4 7 7 4 4
5 5 5 5 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5

5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 7 7 4 4 5 4 7 7 7 6
5 5 5 5 7
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 4

10

5 5 2 2 5 5 7 7 4 5 4
5 5 2 2 5 2 7 7 4 5 7
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 7 7

14

5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 3 2 7 7 4 4 7
5 5 5 7 7 4 5
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 7

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Verse 1
18

(5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 2 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 4 5 6 7

5 0 2 5 (5) 5 0 2 5 (5)

22

(7) 7 6 (6) 6 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2)

7 7 5 X 5 0 2 5 (5) (5)

Chorus 1
27

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

31

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5

35

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4

39

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 4 2
4 4 4 4 0 (0) 2 3 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

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Verse 2
43

(5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 2 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 4 5 6 7

5 0 2 5 (5) 5 0 2 5 (5)

47

(7) 7 6 (6) 6 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2)

7 7 5 X 5 X 2 5 (5) (5)

Chorus 2
52

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

56

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5

60

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

64

3 3

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 4
4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 X

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Interlude
68

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0

3 3
72

3 3

5 5 7 7
5 5 7 7
3 3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 X 5 5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0

3 3
76

3 3

5 5 7 7
5 5 5 5
3 3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 (5) 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0

Guitar Solo
80

5 5 5 5 2 5 5 2 2 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 4
5 5 5 5 7 7 7
3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5

84

5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 4
5 5 5 5 7 7 7 0
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5

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88

3 3
3 3

12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 14
12 12 12 12 12 12 10 14 14 14 14 14 14
10 10 12 12 12 15 12

92

3
3
12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 10
10 10 12 12 (12) 4 5
5 (5) 7

Verse 3
96

(5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 0 2 0 (0) 2 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2) 5 6 7

5 5 0 2 5 (5) 0

100

9 8 7
(7) 7 6 (6) 6 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 2 4 5 (5) 5 4 (4) 0 4 2 (2)
5 X 2 5 (5) (5)

Chorus 3
105

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

109

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5

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113

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

117

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0

*first time only

Interlude
121

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0

Outro
125
4x

4x

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

repeat & fade

129

5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 7 7 4 4 5 4 7 7 4 4
5 5 5 5 7 7
3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5

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